Today, Emily & Rachel talk about lowering your writing expectations with guest Rachael Herron.What you’ll learn from this episode:Why lowering... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the querying process with guest Abigail K. Perry!What you’ll learn from this episode:Exactly what... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about all things plot, character, process, and crime/thriller with guest Marybeth Whalen.What you’ll learn from... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about negative arcs.What you’ll learn from this episode:The differences between positive and negative arcsHow to... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about book marketing with guest Erica Birtles.What you’ll learn from this episode:The right time to... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about getting reader reviews!What you’ll learn from this episode:Mindset around getting reviewsReviews are for readers... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about beta reading!What you’ll learn from this episode:What is beta reading? When is the right... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about sweet and clean romance with Victorine Lieske.What you’ll learn from this episode:What sweet and... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the changing landscape of the publishing industry with guest Nicole Meier.What you’ll learn from... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about developing arcs across a series with very special guest Jennifer Armentrout.What you’ll learn from... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about not fiddling around with writing and getting to work with guest Eric Goebelbecker.What you’ll... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about leaning into messy humanity.What you’ll learn from this episode:What to do when you ask... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the All is Lost vs Dark Night of the Soul story structure beats. What... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how writing is not always fun.What you’ll learn from this episode:The different phases of... more

Today, Rachel talks about spicy and erotic romance with guest Jordyn Kross.What you’ll learn from this episode:What erotic romance actually... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about making writing choices with guest Kat Caldwell.What you’ll learn from this episode:A little bit... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about antagonists!What you’ll learn from this episode:What an antagonist actually isHow to write believable antagonistsHow... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about shedding the shame of talking about your book with guest CC Tyler.What you’ll learn... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about querying and rejection with guest Kayla Stansbury.What you’ll learn from this episode:what the querying... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about indie publishing and the author journey with Emilia Emerson.What you’ll learn from this episode:what... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about answering a listener question about perfectionism and the idea of doing it wrong.What you’ll... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about returning from an unplanned hiatus.Ready to make readers so in love with your characters... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about choosing scene POV.What you’ll learn from this episode:4 questions to determine the most impactful... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about procrastination!What you’ll learn from this episode:Procrastination and perfectionism are two sides of the same... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the versatility of the writing process.What you’ll learn from this episode:Is it useful to... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk with author Brit KS.What you’ll learn from this episode: Brit KS's process of developing her... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about how fear is at the heart of perfectionism with guest Jocelyn Lindsay.What you’ll learn... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about a little rant about the self-publishing vs traditional publishing debate.What you’ll learn from this... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about character thoughts, and whether they're show or tell.What you’ll learn from this episode:What internal... more

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about using character movement to "show" on the page.What you’ll learn from this episode:Showing character... more